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English by sanjeev rathore
25 most important questions
Direction - A sentence is divided into four parts, find out which part
contains an error if no error then choose option D.
1.
Briteny told us that (a)/ because she was ill the previous day so (b)/ she
could not come to the office (c)/ no error.(d)
Answer- B
Solution - both conjunctions “because” and “so” indicate the same
meaning which show reason, so either remove because or so.
Direction: You have given a bold part in the sentence and options
regarding that to improve the bold part choose the best option.
2.
Love is the answer,’ (through his simple or profound philosophy),
Dadaji struck at the root of institutional religions.
a) although his simple yet profound philosophy
b) though his simple yet profound philosophy
c) through his simple yet profound philosophy
d) No improvement required.
Answer- C
Solution - “through (continuing in time towards the completion of a
process or period.)” fits best with “yet”.
Direction: You have been given a sentence which contains blank space,
you have given four alternatives to fill that blank so choose the right
option.
3.
he was not so good in his writing ---------- we expected before the
demo.
a) that
b) As
c) What
d) since
Answer- B
Solution- in negative sentence “so + positive degree of adjective + as” is
used so replace “that” with “as”.
Direction - Choose the best option out of the four alternatives which
best express the meaning of the given word.
4.
“Mordant”
a) stupid
b) pensive
c) senseless
d) sarcastic
Answer- D
Solution - Mordant - caustic, trenchant, biting, cutting, acerbic,
sardonic, sarcastic.
Direction - Choose the best option out of the four alternatives which is
opposite in the meaning of the given word.
5.
“Barren”
a) soft
b) polished
c) mild
d) fertile
Answer- D
Solution - Barren - infertile, sterile, unproductive e.t.c.
Direction - In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the
Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning
of the Idiom/Phrase.
6.
From stem to stern
a) all the way from the front of a ship to the back.
b) from the beginning to the end.
c) top of a plant to its roots.
d) loose pleasantness to become strict.
Answer- A
Direction - A sentence is divided into four parts: find out which part
contains an error if no error then choose option D.
7.
When i reached at (a)/ the annual function my manager (b)/ said here he
came (c)/no error.(d)
Answer- C
Solution- use inversion in the clause “here he came” use “here did he
come”.
Direction - A sentence is divided into four parts: find out which part
contains an error if no error then choose option D.
8.
Only by going (a)/ to the gym regularly (b)/ he can improve his physique
(c)/no error.(d)
Answer- C
Solution- inversion case will be used when clause is started with “only
by” so use ‘can he improve”.
Direction: You have been given a sentence which contains blank space,
you have given four alternatives to fill that blank so choose the right
option.
9.
She had always wanted children, ------------- this wasn't the way she
had intended to start a family.
a) In Spite of
b) Despite
c) Although
d) Since
Answer- C
Solution - The second clause contradicts the first clause so conjunction
“although (however, but)” will be used.
Direction - A sentence is divided into four parts: find out which part
contains an error if no error then choose option D.
10.
She couldn't explain the sense that she didn't belong (a)/ although the
pictures of her and Jonny on (b)/ the walls and all her things sprinkled
around the room.(c)/ no error.(d)
Answer- B
Solution - usage of conjunction “although” is wrong here use the
preposition “despite or in spite of”.
Direction: You have been given a sentence which contains blank space,
you have given four alternatives to fill that blank so choose the right
option.
11.
The reason ----------- she read to her pupil so many good books is due, in
some measure, to the fact that she had so recently recovered her
eyesight.
a) That
b) What
c) Why
d) Since
Answer- C
Solution - “the reason why” is correct to use.
Direction: You have given a bold part in the sentence and options
regarding that to improve the bold part choose the best option.
12.
In New South Wales and Queensland there were still a large number of
persons opposed to the measure, (which was in what may) carried in
both colonies.
a) which was at anyhow
b) which was nevertheless
c) which was
d) No improvement required.
Answer- B
Solution - Correct conjunction to use here is “nevertheless (come what
may, anyhow, nonetheless)”.
Direction: You have been given a sentence which contains blank space,
you have given four alternatives to fill that blank so choose the right
option.
13.
They would have not die --------- you had provided all them medicine
on time.
a) When
b) While
c) If
d) whether
Answer- C
Solution - Given sentence is conditional so use conjunction “If”.
Direction: You have given a bold part in the sentence and options
regarding that to improve the bold part choose the best option.
14.
There were few cars on the road at that hour, (and therefore did they
make) good time driving to the airport.
a) since they made
b) and therefore they made
c) and thereafter they made
d) No improvement required.
Answer- B
Solution - inversion will not be used after the conjunction “therefore
(hence, consequently)”.
Direction - Choose the best option out of the four alternatives which
best express the meaning of the given word.
15.
“Evince”
a) recollect
b) show
c) appear
d) produce
Answer- B
Solution - Evince - reveal, show, make clear.
Direction - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives,
select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Idiom/Phrase.
16.
Mare's nest
a) phenomenal discovery
b) worthless thing
c) joyful event
d) huge mistake
Answer- B
Direction - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives,
select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
17.
“Rancour”
a) Humorous
b) Acrimony
c) Detest
d) Sordid
Answer- B
Solution - Rancour - animosity, antipathy, enmity, hostility, acrimony,
venom.
Direction - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives,
select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.
18.
“Fickle”
a) debilitating
b) firm
c) repulsive
d) yielding
Answer- B
Solution - Fickle - capricious, changeable, variable, volatile
“Firm” will be the opposite word.
Direction - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives,
select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.
19.
“Guzzle”
a) Sip
b) abstain
c) Starve
d) Release
Answer- B
Solution- Guzzle (verb): eat or drink (something) greedily.
“Abstain, open” will be the opposite word.
Direction - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives,
select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Idiom/Phrase.
20.
Will-o-the-wisp
a) smoky place
b) marsh land
c) unreal imagining
d) rumour whispered by many
Answer- C
Direction - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select
the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
21.
Enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books
a) bibliophilia
b) Pyromania
c) Bibliomania
d) Kleptomania
Answer- C
Solution - bibliophilia - Bibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of
books.
Pyromania - An excessive desire to set fire.
Kleptomania - An excessive desire to steal.
Bibliomania - Enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books
Direction - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives,
select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.
22.
“collapse”
a) Fluctuate
b) prosper
c) Feeble
d) Finder
Answer- B
Solution - collapse - fall down, crumble
“Prosper” will be the opposite word.
Direction - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select
the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
23.
a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
a) Iconoclast
b) Fanatic
c) Nihilist
d) Heretic
Answer- B
Solution - Iconoclast - a destroyer of images used in religious worship.
Fanatic - a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
Nihilist - A person who believes that life is meaningless and rejects all
religious and moral principles.
Heretic - a person believing in or practising religious heresy.
Direction - In the following question, out of the given four alternatives,
select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Idiom/Phrase.
24.
Spin one’s wheels
a) Keep bragging oneself
b) Try one’s luck
c) Start a long journey
d) Expel much effort for little gain
Answer- D
Solution - Spin one’s wheels - waste one's time or efforts.
Direction - In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select
the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
25.
A theatrical entertainment, mainly for children.
a) Epistle
b) Epitaph
c) Pantomime
d) Circus
Answer- C
Solution - Epistle - a poem or other literary work.
Epitaph - a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person.
Pantomime - a theatrical entertainment, mainly for children.
